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 Tuesday, November 2
Walter Payton career highlights
 
Associated Press

 Important records and milestones in the career of Walter Payton:

NFL records
Rushing

  • Yards, career -- 16,726.
  • Attempts, career -- 3,838.
  • Yards gained, game -- 275, vs. Minnesota, Nov. 20, 1977.
  • Seasons with 1,000 or more yards -- 10, 1976-81, 1983-86.
  • Consecutive seasons leading league, attempts -- 4, 1976-79.
  • Most games, 100 or more yards, career -- 77.
    Combined net yards
    (Rushing, pass receiving and return yardage)
  • Yards, career -- 21,803.
  • Attempts, career -- 4,368.

    NFL rankings

  • Most seasons leading league, attempts -- 4, 1976-79, tied second.
  • Consecutive games, 100 or more yards -- 9, 1985, third.
  • Most rushing touchdowns, career -- 110, third.
  • Most games, 200 or more yards, season -- 2, 1977, tied third.
  • Most total touchdowns, career -- 125, fifth.

    Miscellaneous
  • 2,000 combined net yards, season -- 4, 1977, 1983-85.
  • Years led the NFL in rushing -- 1, 1977.
  • Years led the NFC in rushing -- 5, 1976-80.
  • Broke Jim Brown's NFL all-time career rushing mark of 12,312 yards -- at Chicago, Oct. 7, 1984.
  • Broke Jim Brown's NFL all-time career mark of 58 100-yard rushing games -- at Chicago, Oct. 7, 1984.
  • Broke Franco Harris' NFL all-time career mark of 2,949 rushing attempts -- at Minnesota, Nov. 25, 1984.
  • Broke Franco Harris' NFL all-time career mark of eight 1,000-yard rushing seasons -- Nov. 17, 1985, at Dallas.
  • First 100-yard game -- Nov. 16, 1975, at San Francisco, 23 carries, 105 yards.
  • First 200-yard game -- Oct. 30, 1977, at Green Bay, 23 carries, 205 yards.
  • First 1,000-yard season -- 1976, 311 attempts, 1,390 yards.
  • Pro Bowl Selection -- (nine times) 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986.
  • AP Most Valuable Player -- 1977.
  • AP All-Pro Team -- (five times) 1976, 1977, 1984, 1985, 1986.
  • AP Offensive Player of the Year -- 1977.
  • PFWA Most Valuable Player -- 1977.
  • PFWA All-league selection -- (four times) 1976, 1977, 1978, 1984.
  • First-round draft selection (4th overall) -- 1975.

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